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Appartamento sito in Riano (RM), Via Monte di Mezzo 3/A, piano seminterrato (S1), composto da soggiorno/cucina, due camere e bagno. L'abitazione è attualmente unita all'adiacente autorimessa di 45 mq, trasformata parzialmente in vani abitativi e cantina. AstaGiudiziaria - A.P.I. Srl Riferimento: 363.2021.L1.180127…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €420/m², the €47,466 asking price looks attractive, but allowing about €22,600 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to roughly €620/m², essentially in line with comparable Lazio apartments. The description is very brief and does not state the bathroom situation, energy class, or building age.
More on the house and the area
The property has a pleasant, established exterior with a tiled roof, mature trees, gated frontage, and a small private garden. However, the real offering is a semi-basement apartment linked to a partly converted garage, with no interior images and potential regularization concerns, so it feels more like a practical bargain than a dream Italian home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €12,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- No interior photos, so the advertised habitable condition and finishes cannot be verified.
- The apartment is on a semi-basement level and is combined with a 45 sqm garage partly converted into living rooms and a cellar; planning and cadastral compliance need careful checking.
- The panoramic aerial images are explicitly illustrative and do not represent the property or its immediate context.
- Auction purchase adds legal, timing, and due-diligence complexity.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 43/100The area is in the Tiber valley north of Rome, with low volcanic and river-cut hills rather than a mountain setting. The River Tiber runs nearby, and the Veio Regional Park lies partly within this part of the north Roman countryside. The nearest larger town is Rome, which provides the full range of services, major rail links and airports, but the immediate surroundings are chiefly commuter settlements, agricultural land and fragmented woodland. This part of the Agro Romano is known for tuff hills, old rural estates and the transition from the Roman urban fringe to open countryside.